PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benoit Yoshiyuzida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Abbas
vs
Yoshiyuzida

170 cm
21
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Abbas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benoit Yoshiyuzida!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abbas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yoshiyuzida!
Yoshiyuzida is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshiyuzida tries to buck Abbas off but he can't manage it.

Abbas looking for a guillotine from mount but Yoshiyuzida is having none of it.

Abbas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yoshiyuzida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Abbas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yoshiyuzida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Abbas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yoshiyuzida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abbas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Abbas tries for a kimura but Yoshiyuzida is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiyuzida is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Abbas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Abbas is trying to get an arm triangle but Yoshiyuzida is defending well.
Abbas is breathing heavily.
Yoshiyuzida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abbas is controlling him well.
Yoshiyuzida is looking to reverse the position.

Abbas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yoshiyuzida wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yoshiyuzida stops Abbas from passing to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yoshiyuzida wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshiyuzida tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Yoshiyuzida is trying to break free.

Abbas has the hooks in. Yoshiyuzida is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Abbas passes his arm under Yoshiyuzida's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Yoshiyuzida taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nino Abbas!